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Where does “aver” come from?

aver (Old French) comes from Old French avoir, from Latin habēre.

aver (Old French): Alternative form of avoir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of avoir

Ancestry of “aver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchavoirto have; to exist; possession; good
2Latinhabēre—

Words derived from “aver”

  • available
  • credit
  • huge
  • credited
  • discredit
  • whereas
  • availability
  • accredited
  • abandon
  • accreditation
  • ass
  • creditable
  • avail
  • discreditable
  • alas
  • creditworthiness
  • abandonment
  • creditably
  • unavailable
  • microcredit
  • accredit
  • amenable
  • creditworthy
  • uncredited
Every word from Latin habēre →